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1117' IVCI‘CJ your home WltllOIlI. ('XII‘ (.‘XIICIISO.
, A mummies} '
mcofthoworstofmusnnofils
The chop when up at car, dawn
Mnidxigthololvnmowcr,.,. _
Rusping the whiskers off the lawn.
The hateful Whin'
.533
or thefiompmclfine i
The buzz and thoburr
Excite the _ '-
Of the man sleep 1;.
In driven away
And with curses beep
1310 be ins the day.
But the wn mower chap
His autos whole.
And he‘s never so bop-
I’y as when he gets
Up close to the room
Where his neighbor lies
In the morning gloom, {
With storing eyes, —‘
And twists and Runs. :2.
Till half insanity
A3 ml? ho lei-“113
‘Tis all In vain.
He cannot sloop,
All hope is dead,
And with a leap
no bounds from bed.
Oh! -
One- of the worst of nuisances IS
The chap who‘s up at early dawn
Making the lawn mower zizlzlziz,
Rnsphig the whiskers off the lawn
—Sonic¢villo Journal.
A PHOTOGRAPIIIC TRAMP.
There is nothing criminal about being an -
contour photographer. No civilized country
base law against amateur photography, ni-
thongh in France and in Gernmny and other
semi-barbarous countries they almost a man
if he photographs too near to their fortificg—
tions. Still the general tendency of modem
cameras is towards concealment. There is a
camera made which a person can put under
his vest and the lens take the place of a vat
button. Other cameras are done up like pur-
ccls or take the form of a satchel or some
other unobtrusive sheposo that the general
passer by may not know that the man he
meets is an amateur photographer. The
trouble with the cameras that I have nmncd
is that they mo generally too small to take a
picture that is at all satisfactory. Some of
hcm have no focusing glass and no arrange-
ment for letting a person know what sort of
a. picture he is taking Now I use a. camera
that takes a picture four by five inches
which I think is the sxnallwt me that Is 0
any service to a man, although some get
along with what is known as the lanternsize,
a size of plate that is large enough to take a
picture that will go into a snoopticon.
The other day I bought a brand new voila)
In which to conceal my photographing appe-
ratns, and instead of the long alpenstock tri-
pod which I have carriedhcreeofo I bought
what is known as “the daisy tri " which
folds up into 0. very -all compass and can
be packed away in a volisc that is” about
eighteen inches long.
The whole outfit goes into a very ordinary
sized vulisc, and a. person moves through a
world like an ordinary traveler who has a
few boiled shirts and clean collars and cuffs
with him.
One very hot day Ifound myself in Cin-
cinnati, with the foreseen to spam. I had
seen Cinchinati often enmigh, but had never
had a view of the suburbs Cincinnati, as
everybody knows, is down in a hole, and is
surrounded by hills. If you speak to In em-
cinnatien roprocchi'ully about the humiliat-
ing position his city occupies, he will answer:
“Oh, yes, but you ought to see the suburbs;
the suburbs in Cincinnati am the grandest in
the world. ”
Cincinnati suburbs are on the hill tops, as
they are allied, and extend for miles around
the city. There are two ways of getting up
onthe hillto Onciscnordlnnr incline
railway, the p tforms of some of w , are
so large that a street car and acoupIe of
horasdrivo rightonit and is worried tothe
skies; and when the car gets up there it goes
along for eight or ten miles out In the coun-
try. Another way of reaching the suburbs
is y the ordinary cable car, which winds up
to the hill tops by following streets that zig-
mg their way up the elevation
I asked a number of Cincinnati men which
the prinoipal suburb was, and it seemedto be
generally agreed that Clifton was the best
for netmngcr to see. The particular cable
line I patronized took me across Clifton
avenue, and there I got: 011.
Clifton is an aristocratic suburb that is
conducted as a sort of suburban club. No
person lsnllowedtogetolot thmowhqlsnot
acceptable use neighbor to the rest of the
rwtdents, and when he does goth lot he must
build a house that will cost over a wrtaln
amount and comply with a lot of rules and
mgulatione all tending to make the place
very exclusive, and all that.
Clifton avenue Is a wide street, kept in per-
fect condition, and is bordered on each side
by fine trees. It runs straight along for a
bit, then drops down into a. valley, rises ion
the other side unimpaired, winds along for a
long distance and then seems to come to an
abrupt conclusion at a. fine house that bore
the way.
On each side are great park like lawns with
here and there spalcce owned b some aristo-
cratic citizen who has made money on
hogs or beer. So ungrateful are these aristo-
crats that now no bwr wagon is allowed
alo Clifton avenue undue hog—than is be
four egged one—is permitm towel]: on that
street.
I opened the valise at one int where there
was a fine view of a gran mansion away
buck among noble times, and as I set my
camera there came from a see nearer the
mind a of merry, we dressed children
who raced own the lawn and cried:
“Please, mister, won’t you photograph use”
Id $11
"Xre you going totakc Mr. Blank’e house?"
“Yes” .
“And may we stand here and be in the pic-
tum?”
“Yes.”
“0 thank you.”
At t moment the voice of propriety and
aristocracy came from out of the vine shaded
veranda from some unsee'n gncrdiml, and in
a tone of reproach was uttered the one wordr
“Children!"
The unfortunate little girls had forgotten;
for the moment that they Were rich, on they
had rushly taken up wit a. wandering. pho-
figmphcr. Here was a chance for great fun, '
I!
it was denied them. They had to sacri-
fice fun to the proprietim, and with longing,
lingering and regretful glance at the came _
they slov'vly departed up to the mansion, on
from the shaded porch took furtivo glances
at the forbiddenphotogre her.
It is better to be born ucky than rich, es-
” y when a person is youn
1 9w, the thing that tune
Clifton was the dishes I ave for twice
going’ over the same road. I d not want to
‘ back to Cincinnati over the cable line that
had come out on. I thought I would walk
'ough the place, and that I would come to
some other line and go in that way, and thus
to trouble at
see more of the surrounding country.
The day become hotter and hotter. The
vallso bocmno heavier {and heavier. I passed
an _ academy. Public school would be too
plcbelnn a name for an institution that was
to teach the children of such wealthy people
enliven: Clifton; so they ccll fireplace an
academy. Then there was on aristOcratio
church. many I met some one, and said to
him:
“How far is It to a ,
“Oh, you’re going 1; -
cable cars are 9'. few in
entree!”
Wren way. The
intb Whordlmo-
tiou I)
“Yes, I know. I come that way, and I
want to go back another.”
“That‘s your best way boo); totown. I
don’t know how far it is to another line this
Way—five miles. I sumo”
Ithoughtl was good for five milesso II
trumped along. The next per-”eon I coéoeteci
made it four milcscnd a half and the next
four miles. I was pdlishlng off the distance
in shape and sovvas satisfied. Finally
0' ton avenueceme to an abrupt end on-
timely card. and the street that branched of!
Was called Lafayette uveuu I think. It
went at right angles to I _ and was
equally beautiful. After 0. tiresome trudge.
I mule to a gang of men fixing the road.
Among them was a civil engineer taking a
sight through his telescope, which stoodon
the usual tri
“How for s it to a street airline?" lashed.
“The nearest street our line is at Cum-
mingsvillo. You had better go back and
take the cubic road.”
“Good heavens! Don’t say that. It must
be trventy miles to the cable'rood."
“Not quite so for. But it’s five miles and
0. half to Cumminvsvillo."
“0h em here,” In said, "you‘ve to do
better than that. A man miles bat: told me
it Was only five miles then end I have been
offered Cummingsvillc at four and a half and
four miles since that time. Make it three
and a half, like a good renew."
“Can't do it, my boy. You see, I’ve mous-
urod every inch of the we . They couldn’t
deliver Cu'mmingsvillo at t at rate. I’ll tell
you the very best I can do, I will take twenty
rods from the five and a half. I’Iliet you
have the cable cars an five and a. carter, and
not so much up hill work at that.
“I wouldn’t have the cable cars at any
figure; it’s Cummingsvillo or bust with me."
“You’ll find the ville a lung time cum-
ming ” said the surveyor, and after he said
that left.
From that time forth the voligc weighed in
Comics}. $2.2“. evenness view then m
Worm all. tho‘tolL 'rnom'was a nenfindoue
ravine, and a small lake at the bottom. On
the other bank was a private residence that
looked liken caustic on the Rhine. Fin-tho:
on the viowbocamo even more extended. The
roadwos nowatthetopof u steephlli At
the bottom ran a and beyond that was
a town. Away in the blue distance stretched
along voile , and the outlook reminded me
of some of t minor mvines of Switzerland.
I was Wishing the town at my feet was Cum-
mingsvfile, when I (same on some more road
makers
“What town is that below there?" I asked.
“Cuinmingsvillc,” was the re y.
“Thunder! It can‘t be very or there”
“About five miles by the road; about a
quarter of a mile down the hill.”
“Then I‘m going down the bill"
“They won’t let you. It’ll be trespoadng."
“‘I‘xwpnssing be hanged. I’m not going to
walk five miles to a place when I can of:
therein a quarter of a mile. Hem goes got
Cnnmiingsvillel” With that I swung-my ton
and _o. half valise over the gcnlcn wall and
started down the steep hill. As I neared the
bottom I noticodoman coming to head me
off. As he came within hearing distance I
said: ‘ »
“Oh, I know all about it. I‘m trespassing
and doing it deliberately, You can arrest
moifyouwnntto. Idon‘tob t. , Infect!
would rather like it, for I‘m cad tired out
and you'll have to take me totowninthe
patrol w on.”
“I don object to your missing," he
and calmly ‘ I wroly wanted to know if
you knew m were going?”
“I‘m ing to ummingsville." '
""" " "9' ThenmcyIcske’anywswimr'
“Ger y. Why?”
“Well, you'll have to. There is no bridge
within five or six miles, and you’ll have to
gotccroslsogwwmlbefom youget to Cum-
"tht’s the matter with my girl ulon
thcbankoftbccanaltfllleomc a 'idgo ’
“Nothin , oxac’c‘gt that the flow path to on
thoothcr, _ togoclongthecauolyou
will have to imb cheat a score of fences,
some of which are made to prevent maple
from doing just what you propose. Then
there are a dozen hairs, which you ain‘t
possibly over and 1. ich would tear your
clothes mmyourbackifyoutzicxltogo
through. That‘s all."
I sat down on the green svmrdund waned.
:‘Tako my advice and climb the b lagain.
Ive only chance."
“ on don’t Want- 0 hired mm do you? It!
rather stay here for the rest m natural
life than try to climb that bill. be only
mnsolation'l would have would be that when
I got up there I might museum some of
those mod makers who induced me to come
down.”
. The darkest time is before the down. Just
at this moment a wool boat come alon . I
shouted to the than at the wheel in to or
the restrictive: them is enemll in ’
about speaking to that vid . and ed
him if he could slow his craft near enough
the shore for meto get on board He did so
oudlswung'onmytwotonvclimcndgoton
after.
“See here,” Isold, “what will you change
to who me to Cincinnati?"
‘Twentyfivc cents,” yum the reply.
“All right,” I agreed, " I’ll make myself
comfortable, for I‘m very tired.”
“Do," said the man.
Aftermhnd goneaboutcmilohcsaidi
“That don‘t include board, you know.”
I was near asleep and started up
“What don t”
.‘tTho twen -fivo cents."
“on, all ri t.”
“I think It. a. mighty cheap ride as it is."
‘fIt‘s only five cents on the street car."
"Yes, but you see we go to Toledo first,
We won't get to Cincinnati for three weeks.”
“Whati” _ '
Howcsklndonoughto swing his boat to
thoshore and let me getoif. The photo-
graphic valisc weighed three tons durin the
dreary tramp along the tow path to m-
mingsvilic—Luke Sharp in Detroit Fmo
Press
BABIES" CHARIOTS.
Wheeled Palaces for the First Born.
Papa's Extravagant Purchase.
An order for 5,000 tons of steel mils may
be written in six lines on an office letterhead
sheet, or if given orally the transaction Is
over in three minutes.
An iron manufacturer picks out a $3,000
diamond without ceremony and hands the
jeweler his check without comment.
The club swell considers it a hero to be
measured for his new full drcm suit, dud sub-
mits to the operation silently and impatiently.
Even a fashionable woman selects the ma-
terial for her rincely trouseeau with an of!-
Inmded air of siness altogether foreign to
sentiment. ,
But let the purchase boa baby‘s carriage for
812 or 815, and the purchaser n for the
first time, and the importance ‘t trons-
nction, the lordly manner of the bu 1', his
pompous request to be shown the who e stock,
his disposition to point out a single scratch
on the little vehicle, and the ultimate pride
with which he sets aside the carriage us his—
wby, it becomes a business event of vastly
more consequence than steel rails, diamonds
and costly apparel all put together In one
ago.
“It’s the most trying thin we have got to
pom through in the course 0% a day,” amid the
clerk of a. variety store, In speaking of the
patience necemar to make a sole of a baby
buggy. “1 word sooner stand all day at the
glove counter of'a dry oods store than sell a
single baby ecrfln If the purchaser is a.
man I can tell be one he has spoken three
words whether he has 9 family of children,
or if he is here on behalf of his, first born.
Nine cases out of ten it is the latter. Next
time a new baby buggy is needed in that
family the wife has to come for it; the novel-
ty of making such a purchase has by that
time worn oil for the father.
“Of all idiotic questions we have to an-
swer tho young father buying his first baby
carriage no other urticle'of commerce, trade
or manul'ncturc would suggest. ‘Will Toot-
sie not fall out of so big o bodi" ‘Won‘t red
sunshades hurt Winnie‘s eyes? ‘sz’t you
, putu mirror attachment In front so I can
see what the Bobby, is while . I push behind?
‘I‘m afraid the tiny red bonded on el will
£2311 his big feet through that thin ring
‘ rd and get them caught In the wheels.’
“In the last instance,” arid the clerk, “I
felt like telling the doting papa that for fear
the blessed semph‘a whole body should slip
throu h the same hole we would supply a
strcpustcned tothe mof of the buggy, a
loop: in which would nicely fit the baby’s
nec thus saving a precious life in case the
big loot should bore their way through the
floor. ~
“I like to wait on a man who has a family
of ' hi; or nine children He has bought
bug cs before, and as they oventuall be-
come kindling wood he merely ~asks or an
extra good quality of inflammable wood In
the buggy, pays for it and departs in' a few
minutes. '
“Oh, yes, the world is the some all over.
Even that affectionate mother could have
foreseen her shadow in the dim, distant fu-
ture, were she to come back, as some fat,
practical matron In the most matterof-fect
way leaves this order: ‘Scn‘d to my residence
anew baby buggy, not quite so gorgeous as
thclns a little heavier in axles, and just
about t same size as the one before 17th
which my husband purchased. I am not pp:-
ticular about trimmings.”—Pittsburg Is-
patch.
The Evolution of Tall Men.
‘ In a lecture delivered at the Royal institute
b Professor Flower on the “PIgmyRoccs of
lien,” he referred to the curious fact that the
"tallest and shortest rows in Europe are re-
spectively the Norwegians and the Ilapps,
living in almost the same region. In Africa,
also, the diminutive Bushman cud the tallest
race of the country, the Knfilrs, are close
neighbors.” These facts Indicate that climate,
soil and other physical conditions have but
small influence on human statmre, and so
the auction whether it is due to sociu or
moracl agency. The comparative history of
the Lapps and Norwegians Indicates that it
may be so. The Vikings werenlwoys a fight-
ing race; the Iapps certainly are, and so far as
we know, always :39 bee an exceptional]
pom ful pectic, the uimaux, w- .
whom they are so nearly connected. are the
same. The Lappe live on the snowficlds of
Norwa , and the Esqulmaux on the bitterest
{ts oi the arctic regions, just the places to
which the weakest would be driven by con—
querors who have-Qpropriatod the more for-
tile regions. The consequent hardship and
somistnrvction would probably stunt the
growth of the weaker-poems, while, on the -
other hand, the conquering warlike race in
the days of hand to hand hting with out-
siders, and struggling for chiftainship would
be continually killing off the feeble, and mul-
tfiplying the b men by the “survival of the
fittest” for suc conditions of mutual murder
striving. -—Gontloman's Magazine.
The proprietor of a well lmbwn patent
medicine lately received the following letter:
"Dear Sir—A couple of months ago my wife
was hardly able to speak. She took two hot-
tles of your ‘Vital Regenerator,’ and now
she cannot speak at all. Please send motwo
more bottles of your valuable mixture.” _
The original Boulariger hat was very large,
with a curve of brim ike the three cornered
riding hats of the lost oentur . It is now.
much modified both In size on shape. Ibis
hardly more than half the size.
DIVING FOR SPONGES.
A BUSINESS WHICH IS BOTH PROFIT-
ABLE AND PERILOUS.
The Finest Goods Come from Mediterra-
nean “fitters—Cuba and Key West Fur-
nish a Cheaper Grade—now They Are
Gathered. Assorted and Sold.
Sponges are divided into two classes. The
first is that style which perambulctes on two
legs and works the horny handed son of toll
for a. quarter—of which class the less said
the better.
The other is the style which grows in sub-
marine neighborhoods, and comes into the
companionship of clean people only when in-
vited to do so. This latter is much the more
respectable and valuable class.
Sponges are found only in a few localities
on the earth’s surface, and the supply does
not nearly equal the demand. A very few
men have it in their power to corner the
sponge market, but they have never done it
yet, and can be depended on not to, for the
reason that they already have as much of
the world as they care to use. There is no
mercantile busincm known in which sales are
so certain with so little effort on the part of
the duller; where overclocking and dull mar-
kets am so rarely known, or where the
profits acquired am so very generous.
'mu nxvnns‘ worm.
The best sponges are found in tho Grecian
archipelago, in water as shallow in some
cases as forty feet, and ranging from that to
depths below any known soundings. The
deeper the water the finer and more expen-
sive is the’product found. The Grecian goods
are known as silk sponges, and grade in price
from $2 to $100 a pound, a range which is
accounted for by the almost limitless variety
in texture, size and aha. . To just what king-
dom a sponge belon t ere seems to be no
settled opinion. . Lindner, manager for
the Chicago company, when seen by u re-
porter, stated that the formation known to
the trade as sponges is the product of 11:1er
of small insects that gather the floating
ticlea found in the ocean and build the
engine like growth, much as coral reefs are
built, nttac ing it to any substance they
find—a. rock or the sunken timber of a long
wrecked vessel.
The Grecian government controls all the
Mediterranean nge fields, and leases to
the firms engag in the busines such tracts
of water as are agreed on. The boundaries
of these leuscdwuters are fixed by floating
buoys, and no loose ismndo for more than
one your.
The dealer hires his sailors and divers, who
man the clumsy little sail boats and proceed
to their employer's grounds. Here the cap-
tain in charge employs the water glass, scan-
ning the bottom of the sea in search of
sponges. When he finds a promising bed he
directs the divers. These men are mainly
native, and work entirely naked. Each
boat is provided with a. number of stones
weighing about fifty pounds, to each of which
is attached a. coil of fine rope. The- diver
takes up one of these stones poises himself
on the nwule of the boat, nhcles a. heavy
draft 0 air and plunges bend downward into
the water, holding the rock ahead of him at
arm‘s length. As he reaches the bottom he
drops the stone, which is hauled up into the
boat by the rope.
The diver groper: about until he can find
the sponges, which he puts In a netting sack
swung to his waist. Sometimes he does not
find any, and then, after creeping about until
his lungs warn him it is time to return to the
surface, he springs upward, and, beating
both handsandfeet, struggles into the air.
The long holding of breath soon leaves its
mark in shuttered health, and no diver can
follow the busino- more than a very few
years. However, he makes money whilehe
is at It, often cumin from $100 to $200 a
Week—an amount whic he finds difficulty in
spending on the barren hills and scattered
villages of the archipelago. For the lower
deeps divers in armor are employed, who are
not so plentiful as the wages offered might
warrant, and who exact almost any remu-
neration they want.
One trifling objection to the pursuit of
s ngo diving is the frequent visits of sharks.
early a. hundred men are lost every year In
Mediterranean waters, chief!
cious sharks, although a few 0 the divers not
in armor one occasionally drowned. '
PREPARING son THE MARKET.
When enough sponges are gathered to fill
the boat the crew proceeds to the shore,
where the goods are spread out for inspec-
tion by the officers of the government, ‘and
the rate of the lease is fixed by the quantity
of s ngcs secured. A field which yields
both rig to the merolumt costs him nothing
but his time in searching it. After the gov-
ernment dues are paid the sponges are assort-
ed carefully by; experienced men, and are
then strung wit a needle and twino and hung
in the sun on a row of low stakes to dry. Hy-
draulic pressure is then employed in packing
the goods. When ready for shipment the
bales msemblo compressed cotton, excepting
that they um enveloped in coarse cloth. The
range in quality of these Mediterranean
sponges is very great. New and than, in
very deep water, a. email, close fiber-ed sponge
is found, very light in color, and when dry
now-1y the size of an orange. These command
cargoeshl hasS50apound.
West ndic. sponge is cheaper in rice
because poorer in quality. Thefishing hero
is done by poles exclusive! , the sponges being
found in water not morot an forty feet deep.
They are known as sheepswool, grass, velvet
roof and yellow sponges. The first mentioned
is the finest, and is quoted at from $2 to $3 a
pound, velvet at about $1, and am sponges
as low as ten cents a pound. 0 quantity
imported into America amounts to $1,000,000
‘ in value annually. Key West, Fla, varies
her cigar making witha sponge fishing in-
dustry, from which nearly $500,000 worth of
s goo are taken each year. The volume of
t 0 business inereasés yearly, as sponges are
ut to a greater variety of uses as time goes
y, and‘this in spite of the fact that the price
has steadily increased. for the past ten years.
Goods that could be bought for- 81.25 a pound
in 1879 will bring $2.75 today.
A budfeaturo of the business is that the
American people demand a light colored
sponge, which in very few cases is a natural
color. To satisfy this desire strong acids are
used to, bleach the goods, the e eel: boin
very injurious not only to the sponge, bu
to the human skin upon which itis after-
wardused. In Europe spongosaro usedin
their natural color;-but the general public
in America is not, yet educated up to the
proper understanding of this matter.
Another unpleasant fact, akin to this, Is
that hundreds of sponges used at hospitals
are bought up by street faiths after their
days of usefulness there are ended, subjected
to a. chemical troahnent su '_ to clean
them, bleachodor dyed to _ t the fancy-of
the vendor, and then loaded Into baskets and
offered for sale on the shoots. Whether
theyarepurged ofall unquestion.
Certainlythcbast WeMM',,
inthe longmmandthebestccn, 0%
secured by partner in equivalent price.
cago Herald.
as to Andy Johnson. .
"You have spoken of Andrew John
eon. Do you remember the day he was
inaugurated vice president?"
“I remember it very distinctly, and
I'lltcll you whatl know about hissi-
lcgcd intoxication on that occasion.
Hannibal Hamlhtww retiring vice presi-
dent, and I was in hisroom whenMr.
Johnson arrived. Mr. Hamlin saldto
me: ‘Isaao. Mr. Johnson has been riding
all hton the ears, midis worn out.
Run to thc'holcooiéithe “'0”th
00 Ill!!! somethln .towdrink.’
event down and ggt wo bottles, ono of
whisky and the other of brandy. When
I returned Mr. Johnson was just getting
ready to go into thesencto chamber. He
med ,mt andvdmuk a very small
titty of the .
led'inwthochambel. fareslcould
an if he w§iad under the Ipflucnoo of
It the not , not
goo ephelfigook
tboholc In
in the Capitol. ,
e rs be: name...
we t ,mnn‘,c__,_ . ...
attthom and said; ‘Wdi‘, Ml. Johnson
has not touched the w_ 15y, and. has
taken but u swallow of the brandy)
Yet it ist‘methat ln‘mcklng hiespccch
lie-mumbled a good deal, and repeated
himself so much that tho storywue at
maimed tnqthewesdmnig. lining
that when he stepped Into the senate
chamber, which Was very wean. that
little bit of brandy Went to his head, and
for a few minutes affected him. very
much‘—In_terview with Isaac Bassett.
" ' " 'tomtnr u c
m‘mmilffiifli‘dfl‘ 10...: °..“..
his museuml—_ , . . _
Pompcilnu oven. It It huh d5, aye, t on-
sandfi of years old.
Jo nn Geolo'éi. 13.119 m-It‘sno such
stuff. . tied mo, Verb triumphs in
as « 1 newton e we
co _ ', e ' so n 00
you colt— $1:va no
by tho vora- -
THAT BREAD DISEASE.
LEPROSY AND 11's TREATMENT av
MODERN METHODS.
Prevalence of the Disease In tho Hannibal ,
Islands—Devotion of Father Damien.
Efforts of the Government and-figment,
Improvement of Conditions- . '
The deuthofFather Dmnlemthc 've
Roman Catholic rust, who left we g
to minister to lepers of the Hawaiian
Islands, aroused the interest of the world in
this unfortunate people, who .are marked by
disem, foul and incurable, to be set aside
from the rest of humanityns persons upon
whom the hand of judgment hisbeon heavily
set.
SCIENCE mzzmn.
Thisdroad disease seems to be no little un-
derstood now as it was thoumnds of years
Modem science has failed to find any
cure for_ it, or, indeed, any cause for it. Its
beginning‘no one knows; its end will "proba-
bly come With the end of the world. his one
of the mysteries of life that has never been
unraveled. And yet those who nrc‘contend-
ing'with ii: are in hopes that the euro Willfyet'
be found. Because they have not succeeded
in their search they are not read to" volt
up. As. the president of tho
says: When, twenty-one years ago, tile‘ legis-
lature of this kingdom enacted the, law'“_to
prevent the spr of leprosy," it was provi-
dad that the board of health should reporters?
the legislature at each of its'regt’ficu‘ m
the expenditures in detail, together with such
information regarding the disease of leprosy
as it may deem of interest to the public.
During the more than twenty years that
have elapsed, the study of the disease that has
prevailed,‘nnd to a [feat extent still prevails,
so virulently in this lngdom has been primed
with unremitting zeal} and perseverance. in
nearly every country by men of medical and
scientific attainments. ' By degrees, through
unceasing and watchful labor, by comparison
of information and interchange of experi-
ences,'expcrhnents and thou ht, and to no,
mall extent, perhaps, by up ting the heavy
curtains of past centuries, and unrolling the
scrolls penned by those familiar with this dis-
ease, thousands of years before the birth of
the Saviour of man, and by the material aid
of practical common sense, joining its forces
to those of medical science, the world has
learned so much, and the indications are that
knowledge is increasing so steadily and favor-
ably thut we are almost half justified in hop
Ing- tlmt, at the end of the next quarter of a
'century, the time will not then be for distant
that a controlling wer shall be found for
the disease, of whitgio onolAtreya, who wrote
in India, probably mom thunMDO years ago,
said: “The man who neglects the disease at
its commencement is sure to die, for it be-
comes incurable.”
The present method of caring for the lepers
Is that of separating them from' the rest of
the community and making a settlement for
them. At first, separation was the one thing
thought of, but cure was not considered. As
the time has gone by, and especially since Fr.
Damien devoted himself to the work of exile:
viating their condition, there has been much
done in the way of care, until now the p‘eo‘fi:
are as comfortable as they can be wit
terrible disease holding them in so stem a.
grasp.
rim SETTLEMENT m HAWAII.
For a. considerable time there was nobody
to look out for these people. A man was
sent there just to receive them, show them
their houses and v0 them their weekly al-
lowance of food. after was scarce, and had
to be carried considerable distances, and great ,
inconvenience and considerable suffering
grow out of it.
Many who were approaching the latter
stages of the disease, and those who hadAno
friends or relatives with them, suffered more
or loss, but, to the credit of the people be it
said, as ai'ulo they almost always found a
friend In their extremities. There was no
hospital or building in those days where they
could be taken care of. The tract of land
constituting the leper settlement projects
from the main body of the island, and forms
a. kind of shelf, including, probably. an area
of about 5,000 acres, abounding with every
variety of soil, and everything necessary to
so ply tho wants of the natives, and having
a go mot land to be utilized for the
raising of stocks; the sec abounds with fish,
and. before this‘plnce was occupied by the
hyper: it minted-«New largo and thriving .
__ p0 ulation.
0 original inhabitants of the place owned
a great many pieces of land and houses, the
houses being mostly thatched ones, and only
three or four were wooden structures: the
lands were mostly planted with taro, po-
tatoes and other v tables. Mbst of
these houses and Inn were purchased
by the government for the accommoda-
tion of the ' lepers, and the planted
lands for their support. All the first ship-
ments of Icpers were allowed to take their
wives and husbands with them, or a. son and
in some instancecn daughter; but children
were not permitted to nocompan them.
Inter, however, lepers were not a owed to
take their husbands or wives with them, and
visits to the settlement ceased to be per-
mitted, exceping only under the most strenu-
ous circumstances, and only for a brief inter-
view.
In 1873 the number of lepers at the settle-
ment had‘lncreused to 800, and, in spite of all
efforts to secure their isolation. numbers al-
ways remained behind. By this time the bi-
ennial l tures evinced more interest in
tho condition'of their unfortunate follow‘men
at the settlement than had been the case pre-
viously, and at nearly every semen a com-
mittee was appointed to visit the settlement
and report on the modes of living, sufficiency
of food, houses, etc, of the lepers; and, in
consequence of one of these visits, during the
legislature of 1818, the settlement received the
special attention of the legislature, which re-
sultcd in an increase of their weekly meat
rations from five to seven pounds; a number
of cottages were also built, and the lepers re-
ceived additional necessary articles, such as
soap and kerosene oil, and their allowance of
ten pounds of rice was changed to nine
pounds, with one pound of sugtm
Previous to this the settlement had received
very little medical attention, A physician
used to come from Mani two or three times,
a your visit the settlement for a few hours,
and relznrn. Subsequently cflorts were made
to obtain the services of a. resident physician,
the legislature having providedan nppro ia-
tion of $10,000 fora physician for tho eper
settlement, which has met with varying suc-
cm Unfortunately, the Hawaiians, with
few exceptions, prefer their own remedies
nndtheh' own doctors. They have little or
no faith in a foreign physician. They seem
to fear mom of them and thelrmedicines, and,
if left alone, very few avail themselves of
their services,» excepting in some cases of
severe accidents, or where their own efforts
have become unknocessful and the case may
bewell nigh hopdmf-Boston Herald.
Babies of tho‘Wox-ld.
It has been computed that between 36,000,-
000 and 37,000,000 of babies are born into the
world cool: year. And it will bably
Moguulmany‘pemm'to .on tho
anthmggof a writer in the hospital that
could intentsof a year—be ranged in a
iineincndlecsevendeepthey would go
foundfheglobc. Wohavethoingcniouscon-
dmmmmpponng the little oneseo
goweispcndthe sexes to be about equally
vid ,weshouldhave an urmyu hundred
timesas large as the forces of the British
empire with a wife in addition to every 901-
dier. The same writer looks at the matter
in a. still more picturesque light. He imagines
the babies being carried past a given point in
their mothers' charge, one by one, and the
procession being kept up continuously night
and day, until the last comer In the twelve-
month has passed by.
A sufficiently liberal rate of speed is al-
lowed, but even with those babies in arms
going past twenty a minute, the reviewing
office!" would only have seen a sixth. part ' of
* the infontlnc host file onward byfthe time he
had been a car at his post. In other words,
the babe at bed to be carried when the
f ,wdrk begun would be able to waddle onward
, Itselfwh’en a more fraction of‘ its” comrades
- had mocked the saluting post; and when the
I“ he wasnot tholeost mtbfimw"‘ year's supply of babies was to ring to" a
close there would be a near not of In-"
fontsé but of romping boys and girls. They
won] hays passed, in fact, out of the motor- -
nal arms into the hands of the school teacher.
Every moment of nearly seven years would
berequired to complete this parade of
those little. ones that in 0 course of a
twelvemonth begin to pla their part in the
first ago of mum—Iceds ercury. o
no Loved III: on! Mother.
“Why did you take that pair of lavender
colored pants from the store of Mose Bchnum-
burg!" asked an Austin justice of ‘ a colored
tit. '
“I"; ain't to blame. New -
“Who Is to blame?
“ old‘muddcr Inn to blame, judge. I
took ornat- pantstosavohcr life.”
“How so!"
“She am mighty proud ob me, j e, be-
case I’m her only son, and she won] have
worried herself plum to death If she had need
me wid my ole pants on, jess to keep her
from worryln' herself to dad, I jogs bought
dweheah rents WWW-—
”1111‘“? do in the county jail," interrup-
tedt e just! Tékge‘ stem
.—
.. _. Ha.‘ --_
of' fil'
WOMEN WORKERS’ WOES.
THE HARD LOT OF MANY SISTERS
THAT SHOULD BE IMPROVED.
Rona 'A. Michael: Points Out the Pressing
Needs-Women in are High I‘rcssuro
Whlfl of Modem \Vorlrshnpa—Thcy Arc
Leos Famml Than Men.
“Oh, girls! I am so tired. I wish I were
dcadl" It was Saturday night and the
speaker one of a bevy of young women pour-
Ing out of one of those manufacturing estab-
lishments where Women's souls are stitched
into men’s coats for a few paltry shillings a
day. A'glanco into the speaker‘s face eon-
vinoed us that she was not one of that numer-
ous chins of women who are so perpetually
sighlng for death that it is a source of won-
.der to their. friends that they are not making
" more definite preparations for that event.
The face of the speaker, though still young.
bore all the record of laborious days spent In
Wily ventilated rooms and without whole-
some food for body or soul; in brief, the story
of a soul'—a woman‘s send—struggling to
wrest from a tight listed world the bcrmt
,mbéisteuee for‘ herself 'nndothers. All the
pent‘up wear-mess and discouragement of tho
, Weekend a hungry longing. too, for some-
, thing. better, were e rowed in the Words
, and We as well as in t tenscly dyawn mus-
,clua tithe worn and weary face. Involun-
tarllybdrhccrt echoed the words of Ruskin:
. “Woe unto the nation that mnketh its daugh-
31t01‘8 “mil" _. ..._. ., ., ,_, _
war or men PRESSURE LABOR.
» and not safety Is the wutchwond of
American labor, from a Vanderbilt to the
smallest manufacturer of one man's brain
and soul into another man's comfort.
Truly we are not so utopinn as to believe
{but all this social machinery can be sudden-
y stopped and set In motion again in the
right wcy‘nnd at the proper speed. But who-
ever reflects upon this characteristic tenden-
cy of American life cannot fail to see that
the ultimate effect must be physical and
spiritual degeneration.
In a. basement without any means of venti-
lation, and the air of which was poisoned by
rancid oil, we saw young women working
with flying-fingers, every thought and muscle
concentrated on the definite set of motions
that occupied them ten hours of every day.
Thousands of women are each day employed
in a similar way. Work they must; that is
a necessity, in duty. But how many of them
over think that it is a duty to demand better
conditions for work, and how many of them
realize that rest is a necessity in order to do
the best work?
There is this important difference between
leave their shops and offices they seek recre-
ation or relaxation of body and mind. Their
evenings are spent in rest or pleasure, or
both. As a. rule the working woman does
another day‘s work after 0 o‘clock. Starva-
tion wages compels her not only to make her
own clothing, but perhaps to aid in making
the clothin of the family. Sometimes the
family w in and ironing and bakin must
be done after t e day‘s work is done or fore
It is begun. And when the Sabbath comes
the working woman finds herself too tired to
rest even, and if she be a conscientious church
atteudmtt her exhausted body refuses even to
let her soul find rest in the service. In the
caseof the laboring classes at least, the les-
sened attendance upon the Sabbath service is
largely due to this habitual overwork, rather
than lax morals or tom of spirituality.
THE WRONGS OF WORKING WOMEN.
cult to suggest practicable remedies. If,
however, there Is one thing which more than
another distinguishm what is known as tho
womanmovement, it Is the fact that intelli-
gent women aro keenly alive to the wrongs
of working women. It is too late for press or
pulpit to tell thoughtful Women that they
ought to have no thought beyond their bread
or babies, while their sisters are seeking
refuge from starvation in dishonor or suicide.
They are not going to pass by the sister who
has fallen among thieves But righteously
indignant the are turning to the political
economists W 1:11 an emphatic why to the
question of unequal wages for equal work,
and they will not ncee tin reply evasion or
cog?) or anything sliort of justice.
and most effective of all, women are
beginning to have moroconfidence in women.
There was a time when the American work-
‘ mg’womzm feltthat her weii-to—do and intel-
II 1; sisters had more interest in the women
0 Canton or Calcutta than in their despair-
lng sistkrs at home. Missions have now a
broader meaning. They are synonymous with
humanity. Whoever suffers or is oppressed
or is kept in moral or spiritual darkness,
whether in Canton or Chicago, the same is
my neighbor. That is the spirit of modern
missions, and not so modern, either, since it
was the spirit of the sublimest missionary
sermon ever preached to man.
Emerson marked a wide diflercncc between
the thinking man and the man thinking. It
is the woman thinking who goes to find her
sisters in the crowded manufacturin rooms
and marks the effects of the foul a 1', filled
with the poisonous breath of men steeped in
whisky and tobacco. It is woman thinking
who foresees the inevitable results upon our
national character of this incessant, nervous
strain to which workin women are sub-
jected. It is woman th ng who notes the
fact that the majority of working women are
not only dependent upon themselves for sup-
port but also have others dependent upon
them, and, knowing this, it is woman think-
ing who turns to Carroll D. Wright‘s ex-
haustive report on labor statistics and raids
there long lines of overt: wages paid for
the same work to “mo. 0" and “female"
workers.
It is woman thinking who knows that we
cannot look to state or church for tho correc-
tion of these evils. The working women
must know that beneath even silken robes
are beating sister hearts keenly alive to every
wrong that crip ice and destroys the lives of
sister women. 0 brotherhood of man has
Its true, effective complement in the sister-
hood of woman. Wherever women work
other women must know the conditions .un—
dcr which they work; and wherever there Is
a wrong to be rightcd or an evil to be do-
stroycd let women remember that the walls
of more than one J crlcho have fallen to the
sound of man voices im oned for purity
and justice— us. A. chaels in Chicago
News.
The Highest Volcano.
The highest uctivo volcano in the world Is
Popocatc t1, thirtyfivc miles south of Pub-
blo, Old exioo. e is 17,784 feet high; the
crater is three miles in circumference and
1,606 feet doe . When Cortes conquered
Mexico Popoca was in a. state of active
eruption, the smoke being visible for 600
miles in every direction.
One of Cortes‘s men, Francisco Moutauo,
' was the first white man to ascend to the sum-
' mite. Up to 1875 but two white women, Mrs.
John W. Foster and Mrs. Arthur Terry, had
ever gored into the awful mater. Since that
time several Indy tourists have made the as-
cent. The figures of Gen. Casper chor, the
owner of the great smoking mountain show
it to be 19,523 feet high; 17,784, the figures
given above, are those used bymost geog<
“pita—St. Louis Republic.
'80 Would 00.
An Oxford ooun n tells us this: A
oung Methodist had 0 a lien-
{ion to the conference for a license. 0 was
highly recommended by the presiding elder
whom the bishop asked about the app cant's
‘ preschniplg abilities. “Rave on ever heard
him?" ed the biaho “ o,sii_',”ro ed
the presiding older, “I venev'er heard ,
but he has heard me twiooand hestoodit
like a hero" The license was granted.—
Pcris (Mo) Democrat.
We think we can cure a bad case of
Baekachc quicker with one of Carter’s
Smart Weed and Belladonna Backcche
Plasters, than by any other appliication,
and after the backache is cured, you can
still wear the plaster without discomfort
for two or three weeks or longer. This
combination of Smart Weed and Bella-
donna is a great hit, and it is hard to find
any puin‘or uehc that will not yield to it.
Pil-lice 25 cents. . Sold by druggists cvery~
w ere.
The seive through which the man
strained every nerve is for sale.
I have not used all of one bottle yet. I
suffered from catarrh , for twelve years,
experiencing the nauseating dropping in
the throat peculiar to that disease, and
nose bled almost daily. I tried various
remedies without benefit until last April,
when I saw Ely's Cream Balm advertised
in the Boston Budget. 1 procured a bot-
tle, and since the first day’s use have had
no more bleeding—the soreness is entirely
one.—D. G. Davidson, with the Boston
udget, formerly with the Boston Journal.
Walter’s epitaph—He couldn’t wait any
longer, so- he went.
That tired, languid feeling and dull
headache is very disagreeable. Take two
of Carter’s Little Liver Pills before retir-
ing, and you will find relief. They never
fail to do good.
The first board of education—~The black-
board.
men and women as workers: When men '
It is oasy to point out evils; it is more difil— ,
' estate business in tb
BENJAMIN DISRAELI.
Reminisconces of ms Early Struggles and
Ills Audacity.
When Mr, Disraeli first appeared in the
pollticularcmhomndcup his mindthnttho
preliminary step to success was to create a
sensation. Home his wild radical speeches,
his challenge to O’Connell end his outbursts
on the platform and elsewhere, which made
him the butt of all the wage in London. It
may, indeed, be said with truth that he never
ceased to be an objectof ridicule with a large
part of the press and his own party until just
before his dwth. Time “Jew," the “adven-
turer,” the “mountcbank,” these were about
the wildest epithets which were flung at him.
Whether he cared for them or not must
always remain a matter of conjecture Some
or his friends have told me that ho was indif-
ferent alike to praise or blame. I have known
many men of whom that has been sold, but
never one of whom It could be said with
truth. Disraeli, no doubt, had the usual
human feelings, although he was much more
skillful In disguising them than nine men out
of ten. I always regarded him as the most
accomplished orator on any stage, and very
few persons over mw him without his stage
make up. This may be said without any dis-
purngement to his gmt’ penetration, forc-
sigbt and courage as o. stutesnmm
Everything he did was done with an eye to
efioct, and before he was sure of receiving
ubllc attention In the legitimate way be
t the big drum to attract their notice.
His velvet ants, his gorgeous vests, his ring:
on every finger, his wondrous watch ch
and his flaming cmvats wero as much a part
' of the theatrical business as his bold attacks
on individuals or his dashing statements
which were not intended to bear a strict ex-
animation.
When his position was secure those cures-
sories were discarded. He always retained
hlspartinlity for gurishpeas and finery, but
when he throw away his rings he began to
weigh his words. The sonsationfigun-t of the
performance had done its duty, thonebor
remembered that the English are essentially
uhumdrum race and thut they always dis
trust a man who is too clever.
When Benjamin Disraeli tried to into
the house everybody was opposed him,
including his own relations, one of whom
condemned it as the maddest of all mad acts,
asDisraeli wrote and told his sister ntthc
time. It is not very often, perhaps, that
help or encouragement corms from one’s own
relations when it is most needed. Disraeli’s
sister believed in him, but we have no record
of the opinions of his father or brother. He
got into parliament in spite of all obstacles,
and on his first day he took up his seat Im-
mediately behind Sir Robert Peel on the
second bench, the place which is usually
occupied by some old and well tried friend of
the party, if not of the minister.
“Tou jours nudcce" was the motto of Benja-
min Disrneli. People laughed at first, but
they soon began to see that they had u for—
midable power to reckon with. “Next to
«undoubted success,” wrote Disraeli to his
sister, “the best thing is to make a great
noise, and many articles that are daily writ-
ten to announce my fafiuro only prove that
grave not failed. ”*Inndon Cor. Ph findelphia
mes.
Their “Burnt Cork” Days.
In 1850, when Mr. Edwin Booth was 17,
and a year after his debut as Tromcl at the
Boston museum, he gave an entertainment
with Mr. John S. Clarke, a. youth of the. who
ago, at the court house in Bolair, Md. They
read selections from "Richelieu,” "The
Stranger,” and the quot-ml scene from “Julius
Caesar,” singing during the evening with
blackened faces a- numbcr of negro melodies,
"using appropriate dialogue,” as Mrs. Asia.
Booth Clarke records in the memoirs of her
brother, “and accompanying their vocal ut-
tcmpts with the somewhat inharmonious
banjo and bones." '
Mrs. Clarke re rints the programme of this
performance, on pictures the distress of the
young tragediaus when they diswvcrod, on
arrivin In the town, that the Simon pure
negro y had employed usunudvunce agent
had in every instance posted their bills upside
down.
Mr. Joseph Jefferson, the third and present
bearer of that honored name, was unques-
tionably the youngest actor who ever made
his mark wltha piece of burnt cork. The
story of his first a pcamnceis told by Mr.
William Whiter in is volume entitled “The
J effersons.” Coming fromafamfiyof actors,
the b0 ,us was natural, was reared amidst
' thcutzr eat mmmndings, and when only 4
years of a o—in 1833—410 was brought upon
the stage y Thomas D. Rico himself, on c
benefit occasion at the Washington theatre.
The little Joe, blackened and arrayed pro
ciscly like his senior, was carried on to the
stage in a bag upon the shoulders of the
shambling Ethiopian and emptied from it
with the appropriate couplot:
Ladies and gentlemen, I‘d have you for to know
I‘s got a little dorky hero to jump Jim (Row.
Mrs. John Drew, who was present. says
that the boy instantly assumed the cxdet ct-
tltudo of Jim Crow Rice, and Sing and
danced in imitation of his sable cemptmion,
o perfect miniature likcncm of that long, un-
gainly grotesque and exceedingly droll
conned rim—Laurence Hutton in Harper‘s
Magazine.
Hard to Beat.
"Those were pretty good fish stories pub-
lished the other day,” remarked 0. Nashville
gentleman yesterday to a reporter, “but
there is a moderately young man in the real
5 city whose experience
can discotmt any I ever heard of. Hero last
week he was fishing down in the Big Haripcth
river and had just settled down to bus ues's
when a fish came along and ran off with
his book and line while he was killing
bait. He looked into the water and saw his
disappearing tackle, and sew m ' s of fine
fish sportin amid the waters. e had to re-
turn to Nosivillo at the close of that day and
it wouldn‘t do to come without something to
Show for his skill.
Though his line was gone, he had plenty of
books and bait remaining, and n. (impel-cw
expedient flashed through his-mind. Divest-
ing himself of all his wearing apparel except
the shirt, be carefully tore the roar of that
useful garment into strips, and upon each be
placed a baited hook.
“Thus equipped, he lunged in the sin-cam
and boldly made for CEO opposite shore~ It
seemed that he never bad So hard a swim In
his life, but be finally reached the bank and
unloaded dozens of the finest fish that
ever saw. When he swam back for his clothes
he took oi! the hooks lest the accumulating
weight of fish might drown him. Those who
are not in the secret regard his luck as phe-
nomenal—Nashville Amerimn.
- HOW ITiTfiARTEDLM
'I'Io Account of . mono mama
which some tho Warning—now
Car-Keep On! at the bl. at Dongs-i.
......
.nn. William amnmam.“
NMmpidlyto mini: 3 Minis settles
into n perspiration and carelessly set in a
drought after the train had started. The next
day he was in bed with physicians Wins
him and the third do: he died.
- _ ,, Mrs. Roderick Man-
hon. rcaidms on Com.
monwcalth Avenue,
Boston. contracted I
avers cold while at
tending an evening
reception, which on
a impaired her health.
that she never rd
covered from its
effects.
eruys these ere oni colds! You
of do you not now at n uly all
an diseases start from colds? hey are
all t. be nu but how fright itheir end-
}ngi It onlyn slight cold. but t goes to the
rings and causes neumoniu and consumption ;
only scold that ice to no heart and causes
nstant death; only 81 00 d that 833"!“ in the
The
true.
dnoys. liver an (ulcer, and rings final
(1 t within: ring any. No man over Sled
kl up: or b der who did not let
mkcco. ; no woman over me econflmed
invalid who could not trace its origin to a 001
Such being the ammo en‘th. I‘m necessity o
g‘uardin tgil hose first beginu use n time mustbc
to 2.9 plot, ofmeh 111ml: M'cdiom 00916
go, ncen so : mos 00”!
direct the flag?”
or his: cum! v0
never no a case
wh If futon in
time, , the props.-
rntion kn rm as
I! u n t ' a mody,
they canal not be
mod on expelled
glam the cute
i; whom the 001
is allowed to linger.
in most costs. it 11>
suits i continued
ghgwmtll’lre dgdthlaou :1 to thin now
in or an
knownto doctor-eye: mpgdic l instilutiods on
the cure of kidney or bind :- di or o!
{amalg ‘trcubiea and l endorse most
' tThe dun ofsmtlll begf'numysammm‘tc‘
overlook Take them in time Use 133:;
1'0ch and only such cdy has n
rem as
endorsed by the highest authoriti and has
brown it: worth by yours or! popular by.
a?“
An unfortunate listener begs for some
one to invent a “nonscless hand organ."
Judge Simpson of the Superior Court
writes: From mental exhaustion, m '
nervous system became shattered, and
was utterly unable to sleep nights. Sul—' ‘
phur Bitters cured me, and my sleep Is
new sound, sweet and refreshing.
climate cured ;
P0} .DEII ‘
Absolutely Pure.
This Powder never varies. A marvel of pure
strength and wiiolesomcness. More economic
than-the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in com-
petition with the multitude of low test, short.
weight, allum or phosphate powders.
Sold only in Cans.
ROYAL Burma Pownsn 00.,100 Wall St. N. Y.
. , ..., Iii 5-;
I él“ ll ‘ V
01208. ; or en 1
lndoxeed by Physidens. Used by them
.-.I‘I' WILL’CURE YOU.‘
8’0 OPIUM IN IT. Mothers, you can man.
that dreadful foo. GROUP. with it. Have itch III.
Ind Save the Child. Sold byDrugglsts. 13'“
CATA'RRH ELY’S
- ' CREAM BAlM
Cleanses the
Na-al Passag—
es, alloys pain
andinflamma
tiouJIealsIlic
sores, restor-
es the senses
of taste and
'. smell.
HAYJ'EE ER rev was even
Aparticleis applied into each nostril and is
agreeable. Price 50 cents at Druggists ; by mail.
registered. 60 cts. ELY BROTHERS. use Warren
Street, New York. 15744
01m EYE Is READY
FOR BUSINESS
Smokers who know
our cigar need only
be told that
SLEEPER'S EVE
will in every respect
equal to the past.
high quality of our
goods. 10c. caeh,3
for 256. everywhere
._,‘
Trade-Mark.
:5. B. SLEEPER & 00., Factory. Boston.
For Sale in Norwalk by
G. l“. QUINTABD c SON, FINNEY & BENEDICT,
ii. ll. "ALI-l. JOHN CMiiLL,
J. (I. GREGORY at C0, iii. licl'iiliilson’,
JOHN BllAl‘.
like!
@iummer
Queue/dint;
Gen/mph
golicécfia
aw
6 _
fibezzjéavb’
639 o ' .
PHOS . PHOSA.
The popular Health Beverage.
For sale everywhere.
ll . R . 11 A L E
Wholesale agent.
eoonn new,
REAL ESTATE AGENT.
ROOM 4, GAZETTE BUILDING.
3m5
It mike " Y
Spring medicine means more now-endows than":
did ten years ago. The winter-of 1583—59 hasleit
the nerves an Jagged out.’ The nerves must be
strengthened, the blood purified, liver and
bowels regulated. Palne's Celery Compound-—
the Spring undid" ofto-day—does all this.
as nothing else can. Presm‘m by Physician-1,
.Reoo'mwwndcd by Druggz‘m, Endorsed by Ministers,
Guaranteed by the Manufacturers to be
“ i have used Pnine’s Celery compound and it
“‘1‘? ' ' mahadasulntary
eucct. “invigorat-
' euthesystcm and!
‘" feel like a. new
. man. It improves
' I the appetite and
facilitates diges-
u.
,.
’ we.
. p . . non." J.T.COPE-
‘ - ‘ runnl’rlmusS-C-
-—‘1'Pr"—::., ’
7
,Pame s
is a unique tome and appetizer. Pleasant t9
the taste. quick in its action, and without any
inglurlous effect, it gives that rugged health
w on makes everything taste good. It cures
dyspepsia and kindred disorders. Physicians
prescribe it. $1.00. Six for $5.00. Druggists.
' Writs} Rxcnnnnsox ecu. Burlington, Vt.
would get up in the mornin
feelln , and was so weak the Icould hardlyget
nroun
pound, and before I had taken it a. week I felt.
very much better. I can cheefully recommend
it to all who need 11 buildln up and stre gtllcn-
ingmediclne." Mrs. B. A. ow, Berlin
P. H. DWYER.
The largest Stock of Harness
EVER DISPLAYBD Iii TOWN.
‘1 All First-Class, Ilnnd Stitched, Oak Tunne-
Pennsylvania Leather
THIRD CLASS PRICES.
Cali early as I intend to sell at SMALL PROFIT,
SEYEN1 Y-FI VE
Set Single and Double Hat-nus.
HABDEHBROOK "All,
Over Mitchell's Market, next door to P. H. Dwy-
er’s old stand. lotf
PETER L. GUIGUE,
FLORIST 81 III] 81 IIIIN.
UNION AVENUE,
North of Nor-walk Cemetery,
NORWALE, - - - COM.
Dealerin In Green House and Hot House and
Bedding and Vegetable Plants, Fruit and Ornamen
tel Trees Siirnbbery, Vines. Cut Flowers alwa y
on hand and all sorts of designsin Flovvers arrange
to order. 41y2
Grading and lie-filling Cemetery Plots
promptly attended to.
3. e. WHITNEY’S
~."ART STORE‘."-;W
57 1'2 MRI“ St... So.Norwalk.
Entire stock moved from Danbury to So. Norwalk
Etchlnxs,Engrnvingc,Artotypcs, Pastels,
Water Colors, Etc.
PICTURE FRAMING A SPECIALTY.
Hill 3108K 0F ARIISIS’ MAIEBIMS.
Albums, Easels, Cabinet Frames
N. B.—‘After May 12:11, a _complete stock of
battles’ Stationery and Box Papers. Whiting
Standard Linen, etc.
3mm W. l’. WHITNEY, Manager-
TO HORSE OWNERS !
We keep constantly on hand a good assortment of
Kentucky and Ohio Horses,
selected with great care in the western markets.
We have horses suitable for all purposes and no
one whowants athoroughly reliable animal should
purchase before seeing what we have to char.
We also keep constantly on hand at our Carriage
Reposttory a complete line of CARRIAGES from
the best'makers. which are manufactured for us
to specxal order ; every carriage warranted.
WAGONS and UAR’l‘S of every description.
HARNESSES, Will l’S, RUBES, BLANKETS
DANN’S LI'VERY STABLE,
OFFICE 48 WALL ST., NOBWALK
OPP. D. & N. II. II. DEPOT 35
HENRY D. CORNELL,
House, Sign, Outside and Inside
Painter and Decorator.
Would announce to his friends and the public,
that he has a force of Superior :Workmen, and is
prepared to execute all orders of '
Painting, Papering or Glazing,
in the best styl of the art, and at the shortest no-
tice. As he works with his men himself and thus
personally oversees all the details of their labor,
he can pledge the very best execution, and an as—
surance that none but the best of honest material
will ever be used by him;
He is ready to contract for any and all work in
his line and guarantee satisfaction. 01' he will
work by the day or hour, and at prices that defy
competition.
Orders received by mail or at his residence,over
34
Mrs. Fawcett’s Millinery Store.
EEIIIESS
LADIES? Dvss
Do Your Own Dyeing, at Home.
They-will dye everything. They are sold every-
where. Price 100. a package. Theyhnvc noequal
for Strength, Brightness, Amount in Packages
or for Fastness of Color. or non-fading Qualities.
They do not crack or smut i 40 colors. For sale by
J. G. Greg'oryd: 00.; Quintnrd Jr Son, 11 Main
Street Geo B. Plaisted. Druggists. ly27
To Inventors.
en. '. it—BIINGTON
OFFICE :
Cot. leuisiena Ave. and Iih St'
Washington, I). 0.,
Gives his Personal Attention o l’rocurizf.
Patents for Invention:
In the U. 5. Patent times and all Foreig
Countries.
An experience of nearly ten years in the Paton
Oillce has given him a perfect familiarity with
every classification of invention and the pal ticu;ar
EllAMlNERS AND BUREAUS, to which can:
and every invention is referred. lie has a com.
plete famniarit-y with the Rules ‘01 Practice
the Records Models, &c., kc., &c., an
every detail of the oilice, and GIVES 111:5 PER
SONAL ATTENTION to the interests of hi
Clients. Being on the ground, and visiting th
Patent Office daily, he can serve Inventors i
securing their Letters Patent far more advantage
ously than Solicitors who do not reside
Washington.
Searches and Rejected
Applications
A Specialty. To all those whose applications
have been rejected. he will make an examination
and report on the same gratuitously. Prelimin-
ary examination of the Patent (lilicc Records,
prior to an application for a patent, will be made
fora very small charge. and advice or informa-
tion in regard to parents will be given in full
dctailinacircular which will be mailed free of
charge to every applicant. lie has special
facilities also for
PIBGIIIIlIg Patents in Foreign"
Countries.
lle refers to any ofilcer of the Patent Oillcc, and
no the many Connecticut Inventors for whom'rhc
has done business and taken out LETTERS I’A'I‘EN
EQU [TABLE MORTGAGE 00..
OF KANSAS CITY. CAPITAL 82,000,000
6 and 'l per cent. Debenture Bonds and Mortgage
Loans at Par and Accrued interest.
R. B. CRAUFURD, Agent.
Room 2 Masonic Buildirg
. . 1.,- H:is;£,:_.:;.;—-;..:;z.a./....
- firm-.5; r. 5" .-.._-..-. 4* g y
71.. Best, .-.
Spring Medicine.;
"In the spring of 1587 I was all run down. I
with so fired a,
I bought a bottle of Paine's Celery Com-
n. Vt.
mmmfo YES egg, fiti‘udltfidfiéi | Mt: TA 750 row flgmgewv
”3E;
er ii: Ii. men
11“ YOU WANT
A HEATER
'l‘ll AT WILL
HeetYonnHonse
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